Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said he did not care if US President Joe Biden misunderstood his actions.

Since Biden took office in January 2021, the long-standing strategic partnership between Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, and Washington has come under threat from human rights abuses, especially the war in Yemen and the killing of a Saudi journalist. Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.

Prince Mohammed, the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, suggested in separate but related statements that Riyadh might decide to cut back on investment in the United States. Riyadh's goal, he said, was to preserve and strengthen its "long historical" relationship with America. He noted that Saudi Arabia's investments in the United States amounted to $800 billion. 

The Biden administration released a US intelligence report implicating the crown prince in the Khashoggi assassination and demanded the release of political prisoners.

The crown prince told The Atlantic he believes his own rights have been violated by allegations against the brutal murder and dismemberment of Khashoggi, who was killed at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul.